Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-12-09
w. C. r. U.
I7kis Coiuma is Edited ander the Direction
ofhe w. G. 4. Uaio., OF Perrysbm
TIE NATIONAL wOMAN's cHRisr.
IAN TEMPERANCE UNION,

lOwr CorrrSdonddent Christian Union
The Wuman's Christian temperance
Unrnn held ita fourteenth aunuai con-
veniiun in Narhvillc, T,nn., November
ID 81, nnd was in muny respects Il most
notable gathering. Four hundred dele
gStcs, representing every state aud terri.
tory in the Unlun, except oue, came down
with their white ribbhons. like M army
Of dovns (iheir rnillrin) on the South 10
aslonisI aud delight the conservative city
Of Nashville by their ability aud power.
Some UG the most prominent womcn IN
the nation were present, aud aided u'g-
nity aud strength 10 the occasion. Miss
Frances f. Willard, tile honoied lr s =
dent OF the body, the "forever-to-be Pres
ileut," ia Mrs. Whitehall Smith called
hei; "Mother Wallace" with her vener-
able gry lead; ME-. May T. Lathrcp,
perhaps the strongcst woman speaker in
the United States; Mrs. Woodbridge. Mrs.
Buell.. Mrs, Hoffman, Mrs. Allrich, and
scores OF others, were present and gave
is especially fortunate IN its President
Miss Frances 4. Willard is master of
assemblies, She is The Idol of the vast
body. aud holds them at her will. That
woman would be bold indeed who should
try TO carry point against the known
wish Of the president. She is always
sweet, impartial, often witty. and gener-
ally correct in her rulings. 1t was evil
dent that her labors as President told upon
her strength, rs her decisions during the
last day were not so generally correct as
earlier. The parliamentarian Of the
body was Mrs. Benjamin, of Michigan.
Her decisions were never doubted, and the
President often appealed TO her. The
American" The leading daily of The city,
speaks of Miss Willard as follows: "South-
ern men are fsmous Tor always being on
the side Of the women; but the general I'M
preston 10 that woman 10 n splendid moth
er, charming sister, and the best wife in
the world, but it has not been understood
that woman could run convention.
This illusion disappeared from the minds
Of all who saw Miss Willard preside over
the large body in session here yesterday"
The convention was n revelation TO the
city of Nashville. The people received
IN impression Of womans organizing and
administrative ability they had never had
before. The Southern idea OF women is
that she iinds her only place IN the home
She is the wife, the daughter, the mother.
Any other conception Of her work than
that is repugnant 10 the notions hitherto
Taught IN the South. A prominent cdu-
Gator OF the girls in the years past told me
he had turned off teaclers IN his sch o
because they hnd taught girls that they
must learn 10 depend upon Themselves.
The current sentiment against women tai
ing any part in public affair is so strong
that places could not be secured Tor all the
delegates. The South is heEce strongly
sci against woman suffrage nine-tenths oil
the convention were in favor Of extending
the ballot to women. The South is also
strongly against third party; nine-tenthl
OF the convention were in favor Of third
party.
1t il but little TO say that the womer
conquered the situation. Not than the,
converted everybody on all three points
but that they made most profound i'm
preston on the city. l never saw Nasl
vile so deeply moved as on this occasion
The meekest set of people who ATTENDED
The sessions were the men, and the mum
! her of that class increased from day 10 day
They hung round the edge of the body n
quiet Rs kittens. deeply interested specta
tors OF the scene before them. That man,
OF them ground the weapons of rebellion
against the drlfl of the times on the wo
, man question Of the days have no doubt
Said man TO meas was, like the othe
men. meekly taking notes Of the proceed
: ings: "In the presence of such body u
women, do not even allow any to discus
the question of woman suffrage" Fou
men gave beautiful silk handkerchief I
the Rev. Anna Shaw as a token that sh
had converted them 10 woman suffrage
and that without Httering word on tn
subject
!, Mr. Mary T.Lalhrop. the Webster OF tn
J.. Conv vention, spoke for AN hour and hal
| in the Masonic Theatre on the subject of
: third party, and handled both the Repub
= li'an aud Democratic party withou
glIws, as having sold out to the liqno
I iieres'. Her address WAS s,ened to wit
/, delight by both Democrats and Republ
: canH, even though they did not agree will
her views. In the presence of such
: speaker one forgets that he IL man an
! she il n woman. There is nothing bu
clear thought and hard logic, and in thes
there Is no sex. "Molher" Wallace, Il
: S,epmoher OF General Lew Wallace, oc
), I, cupied the same platform the next nigh
: on woman suffrage. aud spoke as boldly i
. behalf Of the ballot for her sex. The bull,
ness with which the salient points OF bell,
e held hy the convention came out was u,
- OF the striking points Of the assembly. IT
u overwhelming voice was evidently In lav,
e Of third party. The Iowa delegation
led by Mrs. AlIrich, were strongly
favor cf a,ihering to the Republican part
but their voices and their proterts We
unheard, or passed over unheedeJ.
There were several colored delegate.